ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 2341 24 November 1950
FIELD REPORT (521 - MISD - 0268) 20 November 1950
1. PERSONAL DETAILS:| PW NAME: | HAN, To Kyu (韓道奎) (한도규) |
| PW NO: | #482 |
| RANK: | Pvt |
| DUTY: | Rifleman |
| UNIT: | 938th Unit, 2nd Bn, 4th Co |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | SINPO (新浦) vicinity |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 17 Nov 50 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | PYONGAN PUKTO, YONGPYONG GUN, ORIMYON, SEJUTON #46 (平安北道 寧邊郡 梧里面 竹同 46番地) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | PYONGAN NAMDO, KECHON GUN, PUNMYON, NONGYON RI #1052 (平安南道 价川郡 北面 龍渊里 1052番地) |
| INTERROGATOR: | Sgt SASAKI |
Reliability: Fair
Education: 9 yrs
Length of Service: 3 mos
Physical Condition: Good
Age: 18
3. MILITARY HISTORY:13 Aug 50 - Inducted into 938th Unit, 2nd Bn at YUJIN (楡津) and was engaged in building bomb shelters, repairing buildings and roads, and receiving basic training.
29 Oct 50 - The 938th Unit (alone) departed YUJIN on a train. The unit was equipped with winter clothing and arms. The train traveled only at night.
2 Nov 50 - Arrived at CHONGJIN (淸津) without mishap where the unit boarded trucks and departed.
3 Nov 50 - Arrived at NANAM (羅南) and PW deserted the unit.
7 Nov 50 - PW arrived at MYONGCHON (明川) after walking for 4 days. Here he discarded his winter clothing and obtained some clothes from farmers.
He encountered ROK troops at this town but was told to return to his home.
9 Nov 50 - Arrived at KILCHU (吉州) and obtained a statement from t he local security guard (治安隊) stating that he had been in the NKA and deserted.
17 Nov 50 - Arrived in the vicinity of SINPO and was stopped by ROK troops. A little while later a jeep with US troops arrived and PW was taken to PUKCHONG (北靑) as a POW.
4. PERSONALITIES:KUN, Chun To (金昌竹), Sr Lt, 30, 2nd Bn CO, Co CO until o/a 19 Oct 50, when he was promoted to Bn commander.
YANG, Chae Hwan (羊載煥), Sr Lt, about 30, CO of 1st Co, 2nd Bn until o/a 19 Oct 50. Transferred to an unknown unit.
SONG Hung Hwan (宗興煥), Sr Lt, 28, 4th Co CO, Plat leader until o/a 19 Oct 50. Promoted to Co CO.
5. FOREIGN ELEMENTS:During the period Aug 50 to o/a 19 Oct 50 PW observed one Russian Naval officer at the Bn HQ (YUJlN 楡津) on 2 or 3 occasions. PW saw this Russian officer from a distance and did not know that he was a Russian until told so by one of his fields. He was wearing a dark blue uniform.
6. CODE NUMBER:2nd Bn: APO 4946
7. ORGANIZATION:PW denied having knowledge of Bns other than the 2nd Bn, 938 Unit.
The 2nd Bn consisted of the 4th, 5th and 6th Inf Cos. (Known as the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Cos respectively until o/a 19 Oct 50.) There were approx 160 officers and men in each Co. Most of the men who were middle school students and high school students were NCOs.
O/a 19 Oct 50 there was a general shift of officer assignments in this Unit. Many of the officers were promoted one rank.
About 2 or 3 days before the unit departed YUJIN (destination and purpose unknown) the troops were issued weapons. Each man was issued a rifle with 70 rds of ammo and 2 hand grenades. The Sqd leader, assistant Sqd leader, Plat leader and assistant Plat leader were given PPSH sub-machineguns and 2 magazines of ammo each.
The following were the other weapons in the 2nd Bn.
HMGs - 2 in a company, each with 4 boxes of ammo.
LMGs - 1 in a squad, with 2 magazines of ammo.
Telephones - Unknown number in Bn HQs.
When PW first entered the 938th Unit on 13 Aug 50 it was known as the Naval Technical School. It appeared that there had been a Naval unit here previously but that the 2nd Bn was being organized at the time.
The men were issued blue naval uniforms but they wore them for about a week and changed to army uniforms. The officers also changed their uniforms.
PW thus surmised that the 2nd Bn was changed from a naval unit to an army unit.
For the AC of S, G-2:
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